Taunters and Trolls

Why do some players find it necessary to verbally attack other players while playing a simple game of chess? Not only does it show immaturity and lack of sportsmanship, but its also a great way to get banned. I messaged Chess.com about their policies on banning accounts and what sort of verbal use a player would have to use in order to be banned. The reply was simple enough: "Any association with cursing or other vulgar notions will result in a warning. If this behavior continues and other players also report the player about using obscure language, that player will be banned without warning."

Seems fair. Sometimes I will have an obnoxious player tell me to resign when I lose a minor piece early in the game, but half the time I end up winning anyway. And usually, players that had an easy win but still lost are the ones to watch out for. They can be such sore losers, even sore winners. Blunders happen all the time. Players will gloat about being way ahead in material, only to be checkmated the next turn. Then, thats when they start having a typing seizure.

Having played over 1500 online games of chess myself, I have only seen 2 players attack with so much verbal distraction that I blocked them. I never reported anyone, though. I don't have time for that nonsense :)

Below: REAL conversation I have had with a REAL chess player. Enjoy the LOL's

NEW GAME (76904395) - CuzinVinny vs. [NAME REMOVED] (5 0 rated)

[NAME REMOVED]: Wow, luck

CuzinVinny: what?

[NAME REMOVED]: the last game was just luck, buddy

CuzinVinny: ummm no?

[NAME REMOVED]: i dont consider it a win cuz i lost on time

CuzinVinny: that makes no sense. what if i lose on time?

[NAME REMOVED]: then I just won u dumb retart. and u should just give up rite here. i have ur rook

[NAME REMOVED]: ?? 

CuzinVinny: but u just said time doesnt count.

[NAME REMOVED]: shut up im rite . r u going to resign cry baby?

(3 minutes later)

GAME OVER - CuzinVinny vs. dantime13 - CuzinVinny won by checkmate

[NAME REMOVED]: hahahaa haa ur just dumb cuz i won

CuzinVinny: what??

[NAME REMOVED]: IM REPORTING YOU!!!1!! HAHAAHAHAHA rematch retart

CuzinVinny: okie dokes

[NAME REMOVED]: now ur account will b banned@@@!!!^*&^%(

NEW GAME (76904435) - CuzinVinny vs. [NAME REMOVED](5 0 rated)

CuzinVinny: weird opening :P

[NAME REMOVED]: shut up

CuzinVinny: ...ur weird

[NAME REMOVED]: IM REPORTING U U CALLED ME WEIRD!

CuzinVinny: o_O

GAME OVER - CuzinVinny vs. [NAME REMOVED] - CuzinVinny won by checkmate

[NAME REMOVED]: Get a lie dude

CuzinVinny: a lie?

[NAME REMOVED]: i meant life, but u wouldent know that cuz ur a dork

CuzinVinny: i love u, ur too funny

[NAME REMOVED]: im reporting u cuz u said that. fxck you anf go frack ursrlf

NEW GAME (76904732) - CuzinVinny vs. [NAME REMOVED] (5 0 rated)

GAME OVER - CuzinVinny vs. [NAME REMOVED] - CuzinVinny won by resignation

[NAME REMOVED]: GET READY FOR A BANNED ACCOUNT AHAAHAHAAHAHA GO TO HECK AND BURN U RETART ALL UR WINS DONT COUNT

(At this point, this player decided to quit playing and left the chat in a huff. I was thinking about muting the chat the whole time, but this guy was such a funny sore loser, I kept it open)

Why do people continue to post stuff like this in public forums?

Report him, move on, no need to post it.

I only posted it for lols and to show other players how funny my convo was. 

1. easy wins

2. funny convo

 Its a forum so people can write about what they want to, dont read if it means that much to you

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It doesn't mean that much to me. Well, enough for me to post, and then to go and find this to answer you. But that's it. 

-_-

wow, im soooo sorry if i got everyones knickers in a twist...lol

but legit, if u got nothing better to do then bash me for a simple forum post:

1: I feel sorry for you

2: Please realize that a comment on a forum will probably never be seen by more then a few dozen people, and most of the time they dont even read your comment fully. so u asserted more energy by typing ur furious words then was ever necessary, probably to a millionth of a degree...its literally, in all possible English words, pointless.

If it's funny/retarded, can it even be considered trolling/abusive/taunting?

Lol, I've really tried to appear as lighthearted as possible, I guess emoticons just don't cut it.

What I just posted was copied and pasted from the sites posting rules - that's all.

Chill. 

OMG no no no, not u!!! u were, like, the only one nice about it :)

I forgot to thank you for the insight. i'll give u a trophy or sumthin!

and yes, emoticons DO work 

Received a note about Fair Play, since I have never been abusive why the NOTE !

Bump

Whenever that happens I troll and gaslight them and also tell them that I reported them, it's funny because they actually get so mad